Abstract A device having two cooperating members that may be clamped to the face of a brick so that a picture or other object may be hung from the clamp. The device includes an upright member provided with a hook at the top which engages the top of the brick, and with a plurality of slots in the body of the upright which hold a pivoted lever which engages the bottom face of the brick and extends out into the room providing a hook for the material to be hung on. The weight of the object being hung forces said lever and said hook on the top of said upright to clamp tightly on the brick. The plurality of slots providing adjustable distance between said lever and said upper hook for accommodating various size bricks.
A device for hanging an object on a brick wall, comprising; a base strap rectangular shaped having an inside face for laying against the outer face of a brick, a bend in said base strap across the whole width of the base strap at one end forming a hook toward the inside face; and a slot through said base strap formed between two outwardly extending walls secured to said base intermediate the sides of the base strap and extending the long dimension of the base strap, and a plurality of recess pairs in said outwardly extending walls extending from the outer edge of said walls downwardly and inwardly toward the said base strap, and a lever located in said slot provided with a pivot pin located in one said recess pair whereby said lever may pass through said slot in said base strap and the pivot pin is held in said recess pair in said outwardly extending walls.
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A device for hanging an object on a brick wall, comprising; a base strap rectangular shaped having an inside face for laying against the outer face of a brick, a bend in said base strap across the whole width of the base strap at one end forming a hook toward the inside face; and a slot through said base strap formed between two outwardly extending walls secured to said base intermediate the sides of the base strap and extending the long dimension of the base strap, and a plurality of recess pairs in said outwardly extending walls extending from the outer edge of said walls downwardly and inwardly toward the said base strap, and a lever located in said slot provided with a pivot pin located in one said recess pair whereby said lever may pass through said slot in said base strap and the pivot pin is held in said recess pair in said outwardly extending walls.